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Samgsung Galaxy S3 GT-I9300 under Linux
# HOW TO ROOT
# ===========
# From http://www.glassechidna.com.au/products/heimdall/
# NOTE: Heimdall 1.3.2 did not work for me. See https://github.com/Benjamin-Dobell/Heimdall/issues/43 for details
wget https://github.com/downloads/Benjamin-Dobell/Heimdall/heimdall_1.3.1_i386.deb
sudo dpkg-i heimdall_1.3.1_i386.deb
# From http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1695238
wget http://download.chainfire.eu/196/CF-Root/SGS3/CF-Root-SGS3-v6.4.zip
unzip CF-Root-SGS3-v6.4.zip
tar zvf CF-Root-SGS3-v6.4.zip
# Put phone in download mode:
# - Power off
# - Press "volume down" + "main button" + "power button"
# - Press "volume up"
# Plug the usb and
sudo heimdall flash --recovery recovery.img --cache cache.img
# HOW TO SIM UNLOCK
# - Go to app market
# - Download superuser
# - Go to http://project-voodoo.org/ and get the sim unlock
# HOW TO UPDATE TO JELLY BEAN
# ===========================
# See http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1911726
# Download rom from http://www.sammobile.com/firmware/?page=3&model=GT-I9300&pcode=0&os=1&type=1#firmware
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